The 13th prosecution witness, PW 13, Abubakar Madaki, in the ongoing trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has told Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how a former National Security…
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that public corruption is the bane of development in Nigeria. He made this disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 while receiving…
THE Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minster of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has taken over the trial of Mr Chinenye Duru, a Polaris Bank staff and account officer to Mr Victor Onukogu, in the alleged N6.6 billion fraud. AGF’s…
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Nutrition and Food Security as well as the Committee on Agricultural Production and Services; Agricultural Colleges and Institutions and Finance, to investigate the alleged misuse of the Federal Government’s interventions…
Purchasing land in Nigeria could be a thing of joy or a great nightmare. Circumspection is required for you not to be a victim of fraud. The following are safeguards gleaned from true life cases , when purchasing a land…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has reiterated its commitment to work with the Borno state government, the military, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and other stakeholders to address the…
IN 2023 alone Nigerians spent a total of N16.5 trillion to buy diesel, petrol agenerators to get electricity, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday. It also announced that the formal power sector, including electricity generation, transmission, and distribution companies, made…
THIS year, World Kiswahili Language Day will be celebrated on July 5 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The event, chaired by the Permanent Delegation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will be themed Kiswahili: education and culture of peace. Kiswahili is…
UGANDA has raised the import duty on fully electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and electric motorcycles from zero to 25 percent in the current financial year. This change has significantly increased the cost of these vehicles. For instance, the price of…
IN a tragic case of mistaken revenge, a house fire in Denver, Colorado in the US, claimed the lives of Hassan Diol, her infant daughter Hawa, and three other family members in 2020. The fire, set in the middle of…
